"It's the bout of the century, folks! These longtime rivals, Queen Bee and Hornet, will settle the score in this extreme lumberjill match! And to make it more intense, the stakes have risen! If Queen Bee loses, she will lose her hair! If Hornet loses, she loses her mask! I'm practically at the edge of my seat for this one!"
Queen Bee and Hornet stood at opposite ends of the ring. The former stared at her rival with burning intensity. The latter, however, had a very confident smirk on her face. The spotlight came on and Hornet's allies walked down the ramp. The entire League of Evil—composed of Digger Yamamoto, Dana, Kana, Mikoto, Sayuki, and Excavator Sakuya—stood at Hornet's ringside.
Much to Queen Bee's surprise, her own team of supporters didn't show. She waited the whole minute, but they didn't arrive. She began to get worried, which Hornet enjoyed seeing.
"Aw, is Dull N' Broken getting scared without her team to hold her hand?" Hornet mocked. "Too bad."
Queen Bee shot an angry glare at Hornet. "What did you do?"
"Let's not worry about that. You and I have a match to start. RING THE BELL!"
DING-DING!
Queen Bee growled as she met up with Hornet in the middle of the ring. They locked hands in a test of strength.
"Only you would do something so underhanded just for me!" Queen Bee shouted. "Guess you consider me a threat after all!"
"HA! You wish!" Hornet shouted. "I'm just sick of you thinking you deserve to be in the same ring as me! All your victories so far have been blind luck! Tonight, you're going to pay for your delusions of grandeur! I'm not only going to beat you, I'm going to break you so hard, you'll either be too injured to compete again, or you'll be too scared to even think about getting in the ring! Either way, this is going to be your ultimate defeat! RIGHT, GIRLS?!"
Queen Bee gasped, but it was too late. Sayuki ran up to her and struck her back with a sharp dropkick. With Queen Bee staggered, Hornet twisted her arms like a game of mercy which her opponent winced at. Hornet then hit her with a strong headbutt before letting go.
When Queen Bee got back up, she found herself surrounded by all the members of the League of Evil. She raised her fists ready for whatever trick they might pull. Mikoto ran up to her first, but Queen Bee countered with a spinning sidekick. Dana and Kana tried to hit her with a double clothesline, but Queen Bee ducked and struck both of their stomachs pushing them back. Excavator Sakuya grabbed Queen Bee in a sleeper hold before her opponent flipped her above her head and threw her to an charging Digger Yamamoto.
One after the other, Queen Bee alternated with each League of Evil member that attacked her. While that was happening, Hornet exited the ring for a weapon. Some hits did land on Queen Bee, but she mostly recovered and countered. Eventually, however, the numbers began to overwhelm her and she ended up getting punched and kicked from one member to another. Digger ended the exchange by landing a sharp headbutt which sent Queen Bee right toward Hornet. The masked heel swung down a steel chair right at Queen Bee's head. She began to see double while she was prompted on the ground until Hornet gripped her hair and picked her up.
"You see why we call you Dull N' Broken?" Hornet asked. "Because you're not as tough as you think you are. We're going to swarm you every chance we get until you've been stung to death!"
Hornet struck her knee right at Queen Bee's face sending her back. The League of Evil snickered wickedly as they towered over her. They then rained down stomps all over her making her grunt and shriek with each attack. They kept attacking until Hornet stopped them.
"We don't get chances like this every day, you know." Hornet said. "After all, this is an extreme match. Everything we do is legal. So let's experiment on this worm."
The crowd became horrified at what they were seeing. Even Kanae and Natsuki, who stood at ringside observing the match, were disgusted at the display.
The League of Evil kept subjecting Queen Bee to many different torture methods. Sayuki lifted Queen Bee in a full nelson while Excavator Sakuya slapped her across the face ten times. Dana, Kana, and Mikoto pressed Queen Bee's neck on the ropes and kept her there for a few minutes. The entire league bodyslammed and dog-piled on top of Queen Bee. Hornet held Queen Bee in a camel clutch while Digger Yamamoto continuously kicked her in the chest.
Digger Yamamoto brought Queen Bee up on her feet while the rest of the league brought a table in the ring. They unfolded it, but lifted it up on its side before running with it. Digger violently whipped Queen Bee right at the charging table which shattered as she made impact. Hornet snickered again as she pressed her elbow sat Queen Bee's back and drilled hard at her. She then sat herself on top of it.
"Are you done wrestling yet?" Hornet asked. "Surely, you must realize by now that this is not your sport. You're fighting for what, our old gym? Let it go, you buffoon. It was a failing gym. It was a ruined gym."
Queen Bee gritted her teeth as she gripped ahold at one of the table splinters. "It… was… YOUR PARENTS' GYM!" She swung her hand with the splinter at it. Hornet jumped off to dodge it, but it was a narrow miss. It grazed her making a slight tear at her mask.
Hornet felt the rip and growled. "You're going to pay for that, you little tramp. Girls, hold her down!"
The League of Evil nodded and surrounded Queen Bee. They held her by her arms, legs, and head. It was their special team move, the Nightmare Quint Hold. Queen Bee yelled at the predicament she was in. Meanwhile, Hornet stood over her and continuously stomped on her exposed stomach.
"You really want to suffer for this? Fine!" Hornet shouted with each stomp. "It's your funeral! I'll break you the best way I know how! Sayuki!"
Sayuki, who had a figure-four leglock on Queen Bee, let go and spread her legs. Excavator Sakuya walked in with a bamboo sword in her hand ready to swing it right between Queen Bee's legs. Hornet picked up the steel chair she used earlier and carefully hovered it above Queen Bee's face.
"Keep her still, Digger." She said to her partner, who had her legs wrapped around Queen Bee's neck. "I wouldn't want to miss. Ready, Sakuya?"
"Ready, ma'am!" the little heel answered. She raised her sword while Hornet raised her chair.
"Goodbye, Dull N' Broken!" Hornet shouted.
The both of them swung down their weapons… but something stopped them right before they made impact. Hornet stopped when she saw someone tackle Excavator Sakuya. Queen Bee looked and saw Sakura Hagiwara pushing Sakuya away. That's when the rest of Queen Bee's team ran in and attacked the League of Evil. Queen Bee was released right as Chocho kicked Digger in the face.
"What's happening?" Queen Bee asked. "How are you all…"
"We'll explain later!" Rio shouted. "You've got a match to win! Go get her, Queen Bee!" She ran with the rest of her teammates shoving the League out of the ring. They brawled outside leaving Queen Bee and Hornet alone in the squared circle.
"I don't know what all this is about, but it doesn't matter anymore!" Hornet growled. "You've still taken a severe beating!"
Queen Bee breathed heavily. "You're right. You don't have your teammates anymore, and I'm probably at 10 percent of my remaining strength. But the way I see it…" She grinned. "The odds are even now."
Hornet growled. "YOU BITCH!"
Hornet and Queen Bee met back up in the center for a full on brawl. Hornet struck Queen Bee in the head with a strong punch. Queen Bee countered with her own punch. Hornet staggered, but countered with two punches to Queen Bee's stomach. Queen Bee took them and hit her with a double ax handle before lifting her up in a piledriver position. Unfortunately, Hornet countered it with a sunset flip pin.
1… 2…
Queen Bee wrapped her legs around Hornet and pushed herself forward reversing their pinning positions.
1… 2…
Hornet kicked out and released Queen Bee. She kicked her in the stomach and lifted her up for a suplex. She then held her there for the pin.
1… 2…
Queen Bee kicked out. Hornet was beginning to get as exhausted as Queen Bee was getting. They stared at each other with burning hatred readying to finish the match. Queen Bee took a deep breath and lifted her foot and stomped it on the mat continuously.
"I've been saving this move just for you, Beatrice." Queen Bee said.
Hornet screamed in fury as she ran right at Queen Bee. She was ready to finish her… but at the last second, Queen Bee ducked and countered with an enzuigiri kick that made direct impact to the back of Hornet's head. The strike shot an intense wave of pain that filled her whole body. Hornet screamed silently before falling over onto her back. Queen Bee took a very deep breath before crawling on top of Hornet's probe body. She only placed her arm on top of her shoulder for the referee.
1… 2… 3!
DING-DING!
The crowd cheered wildly and the Berserk wrestlers stopped brawling with the League of Evil. They ran into the ring and helped Queen Bee up prompting her to the corner. She felt a great feeling of pride making her smile to the adoring crowd.
"IT'S OVER! Despite the fragrant relentlessness of underhanded deeds by the League of Evil, Queen Bee's team managed to deal with them while Queen Bee used the last of her strength to finish off her rival!"
Queen Bee nodded as she brought Hornet into a seated position in the center of the ring. She leaned in and whispered. "What's my name?"
Hornet growled, but when she looked back to confront her rival, she felt a twinge of fear as she looked into Queen Bee's furious eyes. With extreme reluctance, she conceded. "…Queen Bee."
"And don't you forget it." Queen Bee said. "If I ever catch you calling me Dull N' Broken again, you'll get a lot worse in your future. Now, to claim my prize."
Queen Bee took the laces on the back of Hornet's mask and began untying. When she was done, she pulled it off revealing Beatrice's blonde, shoulder-length hair and blue eyes. The defeated heel crawled out of the ring and left with the rest of her league.
Misaki smiled before handing the microphone to Queen Bee. "Say your peace."
Queen Bee nodded before addressing the audience. "Justice has been served. I have avenged my fallen gym, and now, it is time I keep pro wrestling. My future is filled with many opportunities and I intend to see every last one of them. The championships I'll earn. The rivalries I'll make. The challenges I'll endure. I say bring them on! I hereby challenge anyone who wishes to face me, because at this point, I'm ready for them all! My name is Queen Bee, a proud wrestler of Berserk… AND I WANNA BE THE QUEEN OF PRO WRESTLING!"
The crowd cheered wildly as Queen Bee returnd to her team. They helped her return backstage while Kanae smiled at her with interest in her eyes. "Maybe I'll take her up on that challenge."
Dawn Sawyer sat in her bench taking a big gulp of water down her throat. She sighed before looking up at her allies.
"You all right?" Chinatsu asked.
"A little banged up, but I'm sure I'll walk and sleep it off." Dawn said. "Thanks for your help."
"Eh, we don't like the League any more than you do." Rio said. "This really dealt a huge blow to them."
"There's just one thing I don't understand." Dawn said. "I thought the League of Evil had you all incapacitated."
"They did." Chocho said. "They chained us in our locker room so we wouldn't help you."
"Then how did you all get out?" Dawn asked.
"Why don't you ask him?" Sakura asked pointing behind her.
Dawn looked and was surprised to see Kaito Marx standing at the door entrance. He had on a blue T-shirt and a pair of blue shorts.
"Kaito?" Dawn asked. "I don't get it."
"I figured the League of Evil might try something, seeing how big on cheating they are." Kaito said. "So I sneaked into this arena and found the door chained up. I went to a nearby storage closet and found a pair of bolt cutters."
"Really?" Dawn asked with an impressed smile. "Wow. Thanks a lot."
Misaki turned her head at the two of them and smiled. "Come on, girls. Let's give these two a moment." She guided the Berserk girls out of the locker room. It was just Dawn and Kaito now.
"Well… It's the least I could do." Kaito said. "After all, you did help me with my wrestling style. I've gotten a bit more flexible thanks to you… Wait, did that sound dirty?"
Dawn laughed softly. "Well, at least let me thank you for your help. I'd be broken if it wasn't for you. So… How's about dinner tomorrow? My treat."
"Really?" Kaito asked.
"Why not?" Dawn replied. "Just meet me at the park bench where we met."
Kaito smiled. "Sure. Yeah, I'd like that. Well, see ya." He turned and walked out leaving Dawn happy.
"Well, that's Beatrice down." She said holding up her enemy's mask in front of her. "What's next?"
Author's Note: What's next indeed? That's the end of the Hornet arc. The next few chapters are going to be a bit filler-y, but trust me. I'm not done with this story yet. Like I said, I want to explore more of the world with this story. More opportunities will arise for Queen Bee. I have some arcs in mind, but I'd like to hear some ideas from you. Like what arcs would you like or what matches? Your support will always be appreciated.
Any and all comments are welcome.
